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Grade VDC Steel vs. CC767S Brass

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC767S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.8 to 41.9